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Fern unrolling.
Note: Next spring, put a tripod in place and do an all-day time-lapse.
#photography

In the shadow war with Iran, Biden just scored an unheralded victory
Republican hawks came out in full-throated cry demanding that the U.S. military “strike targets of significance inside Iran” (Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina) or even “Target Tehran” (Sen. John Cornyn of Texas).
We don’t know what would have happened if President Biden had taken the senators’ rash advice, but it might have led to a larger war between the United States and Iran.
There hasn’t been an…

In the shadow war with Iran, Biden just scored an unheralded victory
The U.S. military forcefully responded after its outposts in Iran and Syria were attacked. Now, the mullahs in Tehran have backed off.

🎨 Unruly Writing: On the Problem with the Fragmented Art History Book
https://lithub.com/unruly-writing-on-the-problem-with-the-fragmented-art-history-book/

Unruly Writing: On the Problem with the Fragmented Art History Book
There is a disturbing trend that has emerged in the literary world as of late. Let’s call it the “Fragmented Non-Fiction Art History” book. These titles look good on bookshelves, with their aesthet…

Biden rebutter Sen. Britt blasted for recycling 20-year-old sex traffic story to attack border policy (Rebecca Picciotto/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/03/09/katie-britt-unrelated-sex-trafficking-story-state-of-the-union-rebuttal.html
http://www.memeorandum.com/240309/p24#a240309p24

Wladimir Putin hat den Wunsch geäußert, dass Russland seine eigenen Konsolen und Handheld-PCs entwickelt, die russische Technik verwenden. Doch das Projekt erscheint äußerst unrealistisch....
Zum Kommentar: https://heise.de/-9674337?wt_mc=sm.red

This unreleased live track by Antonio Ruscito & Luigi Tozzi is just out of this world! The pads!!! Would love to experience that on a big system, but for now my AKG's will do... 😍🫠
The Memoir - Page 90: Antonio Ruscito & Luigi Tozzi (Live, 2022)
https://youtu.be/lNa6MwyVJPw?si=uaupu…

@… I’ve faced that problem too! I always end up writing a bridge that calls Swift from JavaScript, so I can use AVAudioPlayer, just to work around how unreliable audio is in WKWebView.

Approximating Unrelated Machine Weighted Completion Time Using Iterative Rounding and Computer Assisted Proofs
Shi Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04773 http…

Approximating Unrelated Machine Weighted Completion Time Using Iterative Rounding and Computer Assisted Proofs
We revisit the unrelated machine scheduling problem with the weighted completion time objective. It is known that independent rounding achieves a 1.5 approximation for the problem, and many prior algorithms improve upon this ratio by leveraging strong negative correlation schemes. On each machine $i$, these schemes introduce strong negative correlation between events that some pairs of jobs are assigned to $i$, while maintaining non-positive correlation for all pairs. Our algorithm deviates f…

Approximating Unrelated Machine Weighted Completion Time Using Iterative Rounding and Computer Assisted Proofs
Shi Li
https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.04773 http…

Approximating Unrelated Machine Weighted Completion Time Using Iterative Rounding and Computer Assisted Proofs
We revisit the unrelated machine scheduling problem with the weighted completion time objective. It is known that independent rounding achieves a 1.5 approximation for the problem, and many prior algorithms improve upon this ratio by leveraging strong negative correlation schemes. On each machine $i$, these schemes introduce strong negative correlation between events that some pairs of jobs are assigned to $i$, while maintaining non-positive correlation for all pairs. Our algorithm deviates f…

House Speaker Mike Johnson survives vote to oust him from leadership
The House overwhelmingly voted to kill a move by Republican hard-liners aimed at removing Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.),
saving an unlikely leader of an unruly House six months after GOP lawmakers moved to oust his predecessor.

Only 11 Republicans supported the move to “table” a measure by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.),
while 196 Republicans embraced keeping Johnson in the speaker’s job.

House Speaker Mike Johnson survives vote to oust him from leadership
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) officially filed her motion Monday to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) as leader of the House, starting a two-day clock for lawmakers to decide his fate.